This document provides tips for learning vocabulary, including knowing the definition and proper usage of words, learning through feedback and mistakes, and focusing vocabulary learning on being ample, active, and accurate. It recommends writing down unfamiliar words found in readings along with their context, part of speech, definition, and an original sentence to practice using each word.

1. LEARNING VOCABULARY
SOME BASIC TIPS

2. KNOWING THEWORD
• Understood when seen
• Can be used in speaking and writing
• Can be used in a natural way

3. THE 3 A’S
• AMPLE
• ACTIVE
• ACCURATE

4. LEARNING THROUGH FEEDBACK
• Making mistakes is natural! Think about how you learned your
native language!

5. THREE BASIC CONCEPTS OF ACCURATE USAGE
• CONNOTATION: slim VS skinny
• COLLOCATION: HAVE a coffee, not TAKE a coffee
• GRAMMAR: adjective, adverb, noun, etc.?

6. HOWTO WORK ON YOUR VOCABULARY IN THIS CLASS
• Write the word.
• Copy the sentence or phrase where you found it. Include enough context so that the
meaning of the word is clear, as well as clues about GRAMMAR, CONNOTATION and
COLLOCATION.
• Identify the word’s part of speech (noun, verb, adjective, adverb, etc.) as it is used in
the reading.
• Copy the English dictionary definition of the word (choose the meaning for your
context).
• Make up an original sentence of your own using the word the same way it is used in
the article.